"Fast And Furious" actress Jordana Brewster (Photo : Reuters/Nicky Loh )
"Furious 7" star Jordana Brewster said that director James Won and co-star Vin Diesel handled Paul Walker's tragic demise very gracefully.
"Won had a gargantuan task ahead of him and he dealt with it with such grace," said Brewster, who was one of After Ellen's 100 Hottest Women in 2007.
Brewster was referring to Paul Walker's tragic demise in a car crash on November 30, 2013 when the film was only halfway through. However, Won continued to complete the sequel of Fast and Furious, with a little help from Walker brothers, Cody and Caleb.
Brewster told The News' Viva that the high-octane films had created a family among the cast and crew over the years since the series first hit the big screen in 2001. That "family," was determined to complete the seventh sequel despite the immeasurable loss of the lead actor Paul.
Paul's sudden death had left everyone wondering whether the film was going to see the face of completion, and Vin Diesel, as a co-producer, was at sea, too. However, Brewster says that Vin did not let emotions sweep him away completely.
"And Vin (Diesel), being one of the producers, also dealt with it with such grace," Brewster added.
Meanwhile, Brewster did not forget to thank Paul's brothers in her note as well.
"We were very lucky that we had (Paul's) brothers to step in," Jordana shared to New York Daily News.
Brewster had another high in her life that Paul's death closely followed. She and her husband Andrew Form welcomed their first child, Julian, a boy, just over two months before Paul's death on Sept. 10, 2013.
When asked about having fertility issues and having the first child via a surrogate, Brewster said that life always has so many lessons and people keep learning constantly.
"It's been amazing," she says about being a mom. "It's been a great life lesson about constantly learning and evolving, and (Julian) is the best teacher."
The raven-haired, Brazilian beauty has acted in five of the "Fast & Furious" films. She was very coy when questioned about the future of the franchisee that changed her career overwhelmingly.
"I've heard that there might be more, but nothing official yet," she says about the eighth installment of "Fast and Furious."
